2017 Korea Open
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The 2017 Korea Open (also known as the 2017 KEB Hana Bank-Incheon Airport Korea Open for sponsorship purposes) was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament], and part of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 18 and 24 September 2017.
Finals
Singles
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko defeated Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4
- It was Ostapenko's 2nd and last singles title of the year and the 2nd of her career.
Doubles
Netherlands Kiki Bertens / Sweden Johanna Larsson defeated Thailand Luksika Kumkhum / Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech, 6–4, 6–1
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| Doubles | 1 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
| Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Doubles prize money per team |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAT | Jeļena Ostapenko | 10 | 1 |
| NED | Kiki Bertens | 29 | 2 |
| CZE | Kristýna Plíšková | 44 | 3 |
| ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 51 | 4 |
| ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | 54 | 5 |
| GER | Tatjana Maria | 58 | 6 |
| ESP | Lara Arruabarrena | 61 | 7 |
| USA | Christina McHale | 62 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 11, 2017
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Australia Priscilla Hon
- Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
- Czech Republic Karolína Muchová
- Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech
- Netherlands Arantxa Rus
- Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Canada Eugenie Bouchard →replaced by Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño
- Japan Misaki Doi →replaced by Japan Misa Eguchi
- Belgium Kirsten Flipkens →replaced by Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
- United States Varvara Lepchenko →replaced by Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp
- United States Sloane Stephens →replaced by Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Russia Elena Vesnina →replaced by Czech Republic Denisa Allertová
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED | Kiki Bertens | SWE | Johanna Larsson | 52 | 1 |
| ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | CZE | Kristýna Plíšková | 120 | 2 |
| JPN | Nao Hibino | GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | 125 | 3 |
| TPE | Chuang Chia-jung | NED | Arantxa Rus | 223 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 11, 2017
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
- South Korea Jeong Su-nam / South Korea Park Sang-hee
Withdrawals
During the tournament